References

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
In the opening sequence, Aram Khachaturyan's 'Ballet Suite Gayaneh' playing as a spacecraft is seen crossing outer space is a reference to '2001' 's Discovery at the very beginning of segment 'Jupiter Mission 18 Months Later'.

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Contra (1987)
(Video Game)
The main characters, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, were named after the actors Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn, who all appeared in Aliens. The final stage is also similar to Aliens, complete with a Xenomorph-lookalike and eggs laying facehuggers

Saturday Night Live: Bill Murray/Percy Sledge (1987)
(TV Episode)
During the Weekend Update segment, Bill Murray discusses Aliens nomination for Best Picture by saying: "Aliens is a sequel, they never win. Otherwise, where the hell's Police Academy? It would have been here. This is another reason why I probably won't do Ghostbusters II. The deep, deep fear that the Academy will not recognize my work."

ALF: La Cuckaracha (1987)
(TV Episode)
Kate says: "We don't need an exterminator, we need Sigourney Weaver." Aliens opened 18 July 1986 in USA and this episode aired 4 May 1987, by which time it's a pretty much a safe bet to say that pretty much everyone identified Sigourney Weaver as the universe's premium "bugkiller" thanks to Aliens, not Ridley Scott's Alien (1979).

Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill (1999)
(Video)
Eddie explains that the reference to wanting to bring "A squirrel with a gun" back from the moon is a reference to the desire to weaponize the creature in Aliens.

South Park: Cat Orgy (1999)
(TV Episode)
Cartman watches a brief clip of this on TV and quotes it for the rest of the episode.

The Iron Giant (1999)
When he tapes the flashlight to the gun before going after the giant, it's a reference to the scene in Aliens where Sigourney Weaver's character tapes together the gun and some other things before going after Newt in the queen alien's lair.

Farscape: Beware of Dog (2000)
(TV Episode)
In 'Aliens', when Gorman orders Apone to collect gun magazines from everybody, Frost says 'What the hell are we supposed to use, man? Harsh language?'. In the Farscape episode 'Beware of Dog' (#2.14), Chrichton tells Chiana that they have to take the creature alive, to which she says 'What do you expect me to use, harsh language?'

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
In LOTR: Fellowship the scene where Balrog, the demon with a scorpion-like tail, gets hold of Gandalf's foot at the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, alludes the scene in Aliens where Ripley's foot is caught by the Alien queen's tail towards the end.

The Lobo Paramilitary Christmas Special (2002)
(Short)
the elves try to attack lobo but get mutilated by shoulder camera and are being commanded by an elf in another area just like the scene in ALIENS where the space marines are attacked and killed in the xenomorph hive. they even use the same dialogue.

Firefly: Bushwhacked (2002)
(TV Episode)
When the crew find an abandoned ship and a single living crew member aboard it, Simon's medical examination is followed by dialogue that almost directly quotes when Newt is examined for malnutrition in Aliens. Additionally, when they first find the derelict spaceship, the pilot remarks that it could be home to 15, 20 families. A female then responds with a shocked 'families!', mirroring a scene and borrowing dialogue from aliens where Ellen Ripley is informed that there are 60 families on lv426.

The Matrix Revolutions (2003)
The APU's in The Matrix Revolutions are almost identical to the power loader that Ripley uses in Aliens, and they are used for the same purpose as well. Also, the short-haired woman with the bazooka in Revolutions is identical to Vasquez in Aliens. And the aliens in Aliens look and act similar to the sentinels in Revolutions.

Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
Marvin the martian attaches himself to the bottom of Bugs and Daffy's spacecraft in a similar way to the Mother Alien in Aliens (whilst looking at the camera knowingly)

Armed & Dangerous (2003)
(Video Game)
Roman gives Rexus a "wrist locator" and tries to shrug it off by saying "It doesn't mean we're engaged or anything," just as Corporal Hicks says to Ripley in "Aliens" while giving her a locator device.

Doom³ (2004)
(Video Game)
Again we're on a 'space base' with a 'rough' environment outside, and there are several quite obvious references incl. sound of doors, radio chatter etc. Not to mention the strange organic 'growth' occuring several places on the otherwise hi-tech but 'weatherbeaten' base.

Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction (2005)
(Video Game)
When the player runs out of ammunition the line "What am I supposed to use, harsh language?" can sometimes be heard. A similar line is heard when the Marines are told that they cannot fire their weapons during the mission.

Doom (2005)
Numerous References: 1.Destroyer lifting the grate with his gun to check what was in the ceiling and popping his head up. 2. It is taking place at a future colony on a desolate planet. 3. The Machine Guns the Marines carry and use are very similar to the Pulse Rifles from Aliens.

Manhunt 2 (2007)
(Video Game)
A Red King says "Game over man, game over!" after finding a body.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007)
(Video Game)
Several lines spoken by the characters in the prologue aboard the freight ship are direct quotes from the marines in Aliens. "I keep this for close encounters" while pulling out a shotgun, for example

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007)
(TV Movie)
During the strike team mission to the Hybrid base, one of the team is called Hudson and several quotes/paraphrases from Aliens are used (eg. "Knock it off Hudson" "Stay frosty")

Death Race (2008)
Series of lines in cafeteria referencing Aliens. Additionally, the "Weyland Corporation" which owns and operates the prison system shares a name with the "Weyland-Yutani" corporation which operates colonization, mining, etc in the Aliens universe.

Fallout 3 (2008)
(Video Game)
The "Combat Armor" you find in the game is identical to the Colonial Marine's armor in this film.

8th Wonderland (2008)
SWAT-Teammembers are named Hicks, Hudson and Vasquez

Resistance 2 (2008)
(Video Game)
The "For Close Encounters" Trophy takes its name from the scene where Hicks pulls out his shotgun and says: "I like to keep this handy... for close encounters. "

Alien Uprising (2008)
(Video)
space marines with female heroine/alien monster that secretes an acidic liquid/numerous close-up shots of the monster's mouth wide open and dripping slime/planetary colony owned by a corporation has ceased communication/planet has a nuclear reactor set to explode/deep space travel hibernation/drop ship scene/motion sensors/corporate weasel along on the mission double-crosses them/finale has the female heroine go it alone into the monster's lair to rescue another female

Terminator Salvation (2009)
In both movies the lead is in an elevator, chased by the villan, and shouting "Come on!" at the elevator; In both movies a similar mobile motion detector is used and makes the same sound.

Eureka: It's Not Easy Being Green (2009)
(TV Episode)
Dialogue with Carter tracking how many meters away Spot is, proximity sensor on his freeze-gun and the sound it makes

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009)
(Video Game)
At the end of the mission, "Prisoner 47," Price says to McTavish, "Whatever you're gonna do, Soap, do it fast!" PFC Vasquez says the same thing to Ripley in "Aliens" when they're trying to figure out a way to escape a horde of xenomorphs.

Death Race 2 (2010)
(Video)
The "Weyland Corporation" running the prison system shares half the name of the "Weyland-Yutani Corporation" which operates colonization, exploration, android production, and other industries in the Aliens universe.

Paul (2011)
The "Get away from her, you bitch!" line is used towards Sigourney Weaver's character during the climactic scene of the film. The line is famously used by Lt. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) at the climax of 'Aliens.'

Robot Chicken: Schindler's Bucket List (2011)
(TV Episode)
The chicken says, "Get away from her, you bitch!" and then shoots an arrow into Scooter's head. In "Aliens," Ripley says the same line when defending Newt against the alien.

H2Oh God, My Hip! (2011)
(Short)
Referenced in homage with the character name Hudson.

30 Minutes or Less (2011)
"nobody can hear you scream" incorrectly identified as from this movie

Breaking Bad: Shotgun (2011)
(TV Episode)
After the drum is picked up with the forklift the driver says "where do you want it?"

Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011)
(Video Game)
While exploring the W.H.O building, there are several emails from and to a Corporal Dwayne Hicks, one of the Marines from Aliens.

Game One: Fünf Tage wach: Game One auf der gamescom 2011 - Teil 2 (2011)
(TV Episode)
Simon mentions that the designers of 'Aliens: Colonial Marines' asked Ridley Scott for advice, because he made the first Alien movie. He also mentions that they should have asked James Cameron, who did the second part, due to the similarity between 'Aliens' and 'Aliens: Colonial Marines'

Prometheus (2012)
When the scientists are preparing to leave the pyramid, someone shouts "We are leaving!" which is similiar to what Corporal Hicks said in Aliens; "Marines! We are leaving! " And later, when the personnel carrier runs over one of the affected crewmen, this is similiar to a scene where the APC runs over an Alien during the fight at the atmosphere processor.

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
When Jace shines a light in the abandoned hotel a ton of vampires are seen crawling to him looks like the same shot of Burke shining a light in the abandoned shipship & finds aliens crawling to him

The Hunted (2014)
(Short)
All the Toy Soldiers are named after characters from Aliens.

Interstellar (2014)
Both protagonists wake up in a space station hospital bed after fighting for their survival in space and are told that they have been gone for over 50 years making their daughters who they promised to return to older than them. They were also both found by chance.

Mystery Science Theater 3000: I Was a Teenage Werewolf (1997)
(TV Episode)
Crow's proximity detector indicates that aliens are all over the Satellite of Love, and he screams, "They're under the floor! They're in the walls!" in the same manner as Pvt. Hudson in "Aliens."

Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation: L.I.C.E./Operation: L.I.Z.Z.I.E. (2003)
(TV Episode)
the lice infecting the tree house are reminiscent of the xenomorphs infesting the colony on lv-426 in Aliens, and the pink lice at the climax is a spoof of the alien queen, other parodies include the kids taking the roles of the colonial marines, number four=hudson number three=vasquez, number one=possibly bishop, number five= ripley,

Aachi and Ssipak (2006)
Jimmy made a movie based on this (we can see a poster); later he reenacts the scene with the Alien Queen while drugged.

Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (2006)
The final confrontation takes place in the nest of a monstrous chicken with eggs hatching all around, similar to the scene in Aliens when Ripley meets the queen alien.

A Matter of Loaf and Death (2008)
(Short)
Wallace is climbing under the floor grates to escape from Piella, who reaches down and pulls them off in an attempt to catch him (much like the queen alien chasing Newt). Fluffles (driving the forklift) and Piella fight like Ripley and the alien.

Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony (2009)
(Video Game)
In the Republican Space Rangers TV show, a robot cuts through the ship's door to awaken the rangers from their cryotubes eight years later than they expected.

Grabbers (2012)
Makes fun of Ripley's famous line to the alien queen "Get away from her you bitch!" line

30 Rock: Hey, Baby, What's Wrong?: Part 1 (2012)
(TV Episode)
When Kenneth and Hazel are "tracking" Tracy's lizard ... the screen on their gps tracking device... and much of their dialog... is the same as the scene late in the Sigourney Weaver film, Aliens (1986), between Ripely and Hudson, right before the final alien attack on her, Newt and the remaining Colonial Marines.